People Born in the 1940s

Discover ancestors and historical figures in our database of 7,428 people with archival photographs and biographical details.

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7,428 people found

Josep Almenar Navarro

b. 1948 alcalde, politician Picanya

Joseph Avron

b. 1948 physicist, researcher Tel-Aviv

Joseph Perumthottam

b. 1948 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

Joyce Wadler

b. 1948 journalist

Juan Felipe Herrera

b. 1948 poet Fowler

Judith Mayhew

b. 1948 academic

June Atkinson

b. 1948 politician Moneta

Jürgen K. Hultenreich

b. 1948 writer Erfurt

Jürgen Kalb

b. 1948 association football player Frankfurt

K. G. Sankara Pillai

b. 1948 poet

Karl-Friedrich Fischbach

b. 1948 university teacher Siegen

Katharine Holabird

b. 1948 children's writer, writer Cambridge

Kaz Lux

b. 1948 singer, singer-songwriter Oosterhout

Kazimierz Czarnecki

b. 1948 weightlifter Ostróda

Keith Carter

b. 1948 photographer Madison

Kenneth R. Miller

b. 1948 biologist, university teacher Rahway

Keshab Prasad Badal

b. 1948 politician

Kim Byung-kwan

b. 1948 military personnel

Kim Se-Hwan

b. 1948 musician, singer Seoul

Klaus Meine

b. 1948 heavy metal singer, songwriter Hanover

Konrad Birkholz

1948–2015 politician Berlin

Kulsoom Nawaz

1948–2018 politician Lahore

Kurt W. Alt

b. 1948 anthropologist, archaeologist, paleoanthropologist, prehistorian, stomatologist, university teacher Elm

Ladislav Hučko

1948–2025 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, editing staff, physicist Prešov

Lakshman Kiriella

b. 1948 politician

Larry Gatlin

b. 1948 musician, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, stage actor Seminole

Larry L. Maxam

1948–1968 military personnel Glendale

Laurent Voulzy

b. 1948 recording artist, singer-songwriter Paris

Lazar Kitanoski

1948–2011 politician, university teacher Ohrid

Leah Kunkel

1948–2024 singer Baltimore

Lee Yun-ho

b. 1948 civil servant Daejeon

Leif Nielsen

b. 1948 painter, sculptor Sønderup

Leo G. Linder

b. 1948 film director, film producer, non-fiction writer, writer Haan

Leo de Caluwé

b. 1948 association football player

Leon de Wolff

1948–2014 journalist Rotterdam

Leslie Howard

b. 1948 composer, pianist Melbourne

Lesław Ćmikiewicz

b. 1948 association football coach, association football player Wrocław

Lionel Rose

1948–2011 boxer, singer Warragul

Liz Magor

b. 1948 photographer, sculptor, university teacher Winnipeg

Lorenzo Voltolini Esti

b. 1948 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, missionary Poncarale

Ludger Hinse

b. 1948 painter, sculptor, social worker Recklinghausen

Luis Mendo

b. 1948 actor, composer, film actor, musician, singer, television actor Madrid

Lynda Haverstock

b. 1948 politician, psychologist Swift Current

László Simon

1948–2009 pianist Miskolc

László Török

1948–2020 photographer Budapest

M. N. Krishnamani

1948–2017 lawyer

Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi

1948–2018 Islamic jurist, judge, politician Najaf

Manfred Groh

b. 1948 politician Karlsruhe

Manglesh Dabral

1948–2020 poet

Manorama Biswal Mohapatra

b. 1948 writer Balasore district